Tail-End Funds

The tail-end secondaries specialist is investing its seventh fund, which closed last year on its $1bn hard-cap.

Sellers pushed on with secondaries sales despite the crisis and dealflow is likely to remain strong into December, according to Jared Barlow, a partner at the firm.

The listed arm of Intermediate Capital Group de-risked its portfolio by selling stakes in funds managed by IK, Graphite and Silverfleet, among others.

The firm targets underperforming funds and difficult situations, which it says have increased as a result of covid-19.

The appointment comes after secondaries head Nico Taverna's departure last year.

Hollyport Secondary Opportunities VII has raised double the amount collected by its 2017-vintage predecessor.

As Hollyport seeks $750m for its latest flagship fund, we look at the terms of the fund and the niche secondaries specialist's performance so far.

Co-chief executive David Layton says he is 'pleased' that most pre-crisis dealflow has worked its way through the system.

LPs not proactively managing their mature fund commitments are incurring potentially huge opportunity costs.

An analysis of private equity funds by Upwelling Capital shows holding funds for longer than 10 years brings more downside risk than upside potential.